In January the increasing pots of MAC eyeshadows I owned finally got on my last nerve and I decided to depot them. Preparing to depot was like a military operation for me. I read up on methods on Specktra, watched videos on You Tube and decided that the the hair straightener method was the easiest and required the least apparatus.
I bought palettes, empty eye shadow pans for when I pressed pigments, magnets and alcohol to clean the glue off the pans. I bought a Dymo labelmaker which I got for about £12 off Ebay and it came with 2 extra rolls of tape. I was lucky I managed to get such a good deal as I watched about 6 auctions end with people paying double and not even getting any tape!
I actually get a kick of pleasure every time I depot an eye shadow. Maybe it’s cos I know I’m heading towards another freebie with the Back To MAC Program. I can depot with my eyes shut. I love it!
So this is how I’ve arranged my eyeshadows. I currently have 5 palettes and they’re divided into Neutrals, Neutrals/Greys/Blacks, Blues/Greens, Pinks/Purples and Brights.
Do you depot your shadows or do you prefer them in their pots? I know some people don’t like to depot their LE ones but I don’t mind B2M’ing mine.
I’ll never depot my blushes though ..that’s a no-no for me 😉
Jeeez, to think I only depotted and made up my first palette a few weeks ago lol! You have so many pretty colours, you must do a post on your fave's! Your neutrals palette is to die for hehe!
I am sooo effing jealous right now!
You have some really awesome colours there girly!
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Wow, they look fab (especially the brights palette, the colours are stunning). I agree with Ella, a rundown of your favourites would be ace, O Makeup for Brown Girls Guru 🙂
I don't actually own enough to warrant depotting, alas. Much as I love shadows, I tend to wear coloured gel/pencil liners with a neutral base much more often.
So jealous. I own one Mac product! Just one!!!!! I blame it on the nearest Mac counter being a 2 and a half hour drive from me lol xx
i have to depot them..if i didn't i don't know where i would put them all..i am a little OCD and like things to be organized..lol
You have a fab collection!
I love depotting eyeshadows they take up far less space that millions of little pots. The difficulty lies in depotting cream blushes though because you can't use heat :((.
That is HOT!x
I've been procrastinating. I need to do some serious depotting too.Your palettes look fab!
Michelle
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I only buy my shadows in a pan so Ive never depotted (the whole process seems too complicated for myself :S). What CCO do you go too lovie? xxx
@ EllaCinderella @ The Postcolonial Rabbit – I'll do a “favourite eyeshadows” post soon 🙂
@ Shirley @ Mizzworthy @ LionLoving Tiger @ Lipstick Rules – Thanks ladies x
@ MamaJen – Yeah I like them looking organised too.
@ Emma – 2.5 hrs away? Ouch! Google for swatches and then you're cool to order online x
@ UnicornSmile – Yeah that's why I started to depot. I didn't have the room for all the pots and lost track of what I owned.
@ Imo – I went to the Bicester one for the first time on Saturday. Depotting is really easy – the hair straightener method is a piece of cake.
Fab collecion!!! Love the Neutral Palette x
Are the pans not magnetic? I want to depot but I thought it was all magnetic so you just have to pop them in!
@ Sadie – Cheers hon
@ Bollywoodwonder – The magnets are for the empty pans I buy when I wanna press PIGMENTS.
They look fantastic, i really need to get depotting.
like WOWWWWW! Jeez u have like everything 🙂
lovely palettes.. i followed your blog
depottin is a must for me! I cannot manage all the lil pots! They take up too much room! your palettes are so pretty!
Those all look fantastic! I'm so jealous, i've only got a few Mac shadows. I'd love to do a depot for Back to Mac, but i've never been sure about whether you have to return the empty eyeshadow pan as well as the pot.
I am really going to have to start depotting mine as I tend to forget about the ones in the pots sitting in the draw and reach for the palettes!
Are you going to the London Illamasqua event on Thursday? I am and I am so worried I won’t recognise anyone! It’s my first blogger event so I am really excited but nervous at the same time!
Jo x
eeee when i saw the picture of the closed palettes, i thought they looked like mine!
I label mine, similarly to urs but i never thought of labelling each colour like you have done too. I just re-use the sticker from the back of the e/s pot.
I've never depotted blushes purely because i wonder about the day i will want to take a particular blush with me and not the whole damn palette. I have blush palettes for any pan blushes i buy though.
Love ur palettes 🙂
@ Bubblegarm – I so don't! I really want Parrot though.
@Rhaindropz – Thank you. Hope you enjoy reading xx
@ Lillianfunnyface – I include the empty pans when I B2M.
@Jobetterdays – Was great meeting you on Thursday xx
@ The sticker from the pot I stick on the bottom of the pan so if I swap e/s around and remove stickers I still know which e/s I'm moving by looking at the bottom. Thanks hon xx